The Washington critic., 1887-02-01
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of tn,
National Capital.


Fare for each person on all lines. cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all ears, for 2j cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue ot Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills' equestrian statue Of An
drew Jackson; Department of Justice thalt-
ing at Fifteenth street, wheye transfers ar1
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partmcnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (wherc transfers are given to the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south TO Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens TO Naval Monument
(herc transfers are given to branch running
TO Baltimore and ohio Railroad depot, as
cendine south side Of Capitol Hill, contin-
uing along u street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy"Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.street Branch Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street TO boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour,
Fare, cents additional.
Seventhstrcet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and POstofces, Old'Fel-
lows Han, crossing, Pennsylyania avenue
transfers are giNtn TO the main or Avenue
lnel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution aud National Mu-
scum, tu the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes u circuit ui West, High,
fnycttc. Second, DumbHrtpu and Mont
gulncry streets, passing near Georgetown
COLLEGE, Academy Of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak llill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek To = street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the nnla-
tial residences OF the West Eul, including
that OF the British minister; along seycn-
tCcnth street west TO II street north, -Four.
teCnth street to L, a,sltg W illnrd'5 uud the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street twhere
transfers are gwen to the NinthstruCt
BranclD, past the Patent and Post O1ices,
to Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary square, city llall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore md Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, TO II street north. t9 First street
east, thence along East Capitol stree; 10 Lin
coin Park. Returning same route Going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
y street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front Of the state
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts nj northern ter
minus Of Seventh street west twhcrcl con
meets with Silver Springs Branch, diVorgluc
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PUstOiliCcs at Il street twherc
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence to u street. passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four.
and.ahalf street, thence. to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharvcs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.strcet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer-
sty and SchuetZon Park, to entrance TO
grounds Of soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Raiwav-starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Oficc TO Boundary aud beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bonnins'S Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and -Four
| and.a.halt street, thence east to First west,
north to q street, west TO Fourth street,
south to L street north, west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east To
Iwclltn street, south 10 virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead of
Z street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run.
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument ami
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostla misunderstanding from foot of
Seventh street, along VI street south,
past uavy.yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
and over the AnaCostia Bridge to Union
town aud the Government Hospital for tine
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
t. and from Avenue Line or Seyanth'strcet
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
| road, . cents.
| HCrdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yald via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty.
| second and G. streets northwest. Fare, !
cents; SIX tickets Tor % cents. llOrse'Car
| tickets are also received as fare.
| icrdic cabs are run TO any part of the city
Fare. - cents, within l mile; - cents pei
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour lol
more than one. stands, East Capitol front
| and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
| street northwest.